Bustin' Loose (1981)
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62% of users liked it
(4,376 ratings)
It's The African Queen meets Richard Pryor in this schmaltzy and salty attempt by Pryor to appeal to the family crowd. Pryor plays Joe Braxton, an inept burglar whose parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) wants to help out. Knowing that Joe is an excellent mechanic, he refers him to Vivian… More It's The African Queen meets Richard Pryor in this schmaltzy and salty attempt by Pryor to appeal to the family crowd. Pryor plays Joe Braxton, an inept burglar whose parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) wants to help out. Knowing that Joe is an excellent mechanic, he refers him to Vivian Perry (Cicely Tyson), the director of a school for emotionally disturbed children. The school is about to close for lack of funds, and Vivian wants to flee Philadelphia with eight of her charges and get to a farm in Washington State where the children can grow up in the fresh air and away from the urban environment. Joe is enlisted to drive the bus, which continually breaks down en route, permitting Joe plenty of time to interact with the kids -- taking them fishing, teaching them strip poker, and convincing a Vietnamese girl not to sell her body. The prim and proper Vivian holds up her nose at the vulgar and sloppy Joe, so it is inevitable that at journey's end the two will find true romance. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Oz Scott, Cicely Tyson
- Written By
- Richard Pryor, Roger L. Simon
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 22, 1981 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Richard Pryor in his prime but the movie is mediocre.
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Cast
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Richard Pryor
as Joe Braxton
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Cicely Tyson
as Vivian Perry
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Alphonso Alexander
as Martin
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Kia Cooper
as Samantha
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Edwin de Leon
as Ernesto
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Jimmy Hughes
as Harold
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Edwin Kinter
as Anthony
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Tami Luchow
as Linda
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Angel Ramirez
as Julio
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Janet Wong
as Annie
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Robert Christian
as Donald
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George Coe
as Dr. Wilson T. Renfrew
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Bill Quinn
as Judge Antonio Runzuli
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Fred Carney
as Alfred Schuyler
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Roy Jenson
as Klan Leader
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Luke Andreas
as Loader
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Earl Billings
as Man at Parole Office
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Nick Dimitri
as Frank Munjak
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Peggy McCay
as Gladys Schuyler
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Inez Pedroza
as Herself
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Morgan Roberts
as Uncle Humphrey
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Gary Goetzman
as Store Manager
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Paul Mooney
as Marvin
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Paul Gardner
as Anchorman
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Ben Gerard
as Man
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Vern Taylor
as Highway Patrolman #1
- Edwin DeLeon
